Reply #66: Well said.

[H2O Man]

People tend to have unrealistic ideas about the justice system. One thing that comes to mind is simply this: if you are accused of a crime you did commit, you automatically have more cards to play than if you are accused of something you didn't do.

The legal case I am most familiar with, and had opportunity to assist defense counsel with, was the longest running, most litigated case in US history: the State of New Jersey v Rubin Carter and John Artis. It remains one of the strangest cases in legal history.

Cases such as the Peterson one are very simple in comparison. He played a role in her death. The police were not sure, considering that he seemed less than professional, if he had actually killed her, or paid a pro to kill her. The fact the bodies washed up where they did does not lessen the possibility of a pro being hired. The prosecutor felt strongly that Scott had killed her, and was more confident than some investigators that a jury could be convinced. Scott appears to be a sociopath, and society will be well served by his removal from the free world.